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Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy
The Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero) is showing what good partnership looks like in practice. Across West Oxfordshire, communities, businesses, local authorities and organisations are taking practical steps towards a more sustainable community together, and the results are tangible. Here we look at what the project achieved in its second year. Unlocking investment in local businesses Working in partnership with Energy Solutions Oxfordshire […]
What will it take to make your home better?
The tools are there. The information is there. In many cases, the funding is there too. The only thing missing is taking that first step to make your home warmer and more energy efficient.
Almost £1million raised for the first community-owned battery in the UK
Thanks to the incredible support of 368 investors from across the UK, we have raised £971,023 in community shares to help fund the UK’s first co-located, community-owned battery at Ray Valley Solar. Our latest share offer, hosted on the Ethex ethical investment platform, closed on 26 June having reached 194% of it’s target – almost […]
The history of Ray Valley Solar Park
We were recently joined by a number of our lovely investors for a tour of Ray Valley Solar Park in North Oxfordshire, where we found out more about the fascinating history of the site. Looking at Ray Valley today, you might not immediately think of Roman soldiers drilling in formation, or Saxon monks tending to […]
Professor Malcolm McCulloch
It is with huge sadness that we have to communicate the death of our wonderful colleague, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, last Friday. Malcolm came to Oxford from Witwatersrand University in South Africa in 1993. He created the Energy and Power Research Group here and did some truly amazing and highly technical innovation work – he was […]
Low Carbon Hub sponsors the Oxford Climate Awards – nominate a climate hero
We’re proud to announce that Low Carbon Hub is sponsoring the 2026 Oxford Climate Awards, an initiative by Oxford City Council and the Oxford Mail celebrating the people and organisations across Oxfordshire who are taking action on climate change. We’re sponsoring two categories: the Climate Action Champion Award and Sustainable Medium Business of the Year. […]
We've hit our target early, but we want to go further!
We’re thrilled to share that the Community Energy Fund share offer surpassed its initial £500,000 target. Thank you to everyone who has invested. All funds will be used for a genuinely groundbreaking project: the first community-owned battery storage project. But we’re not stopping there. The offer remains open for over-raising up to £1.2 million, and […]
Match funding will double the next £60k of investment
We have some exciting news: two organisations have stepped up to provide £60,000 in match funding to back our Ray Valley Solar battery share offer. We Have the POWER have contributed £30,000, and another institutional funder has committed a further £30,000. This means the next £60,000 invested will be matched pound for pound, instantly doubling […]
Have your say: Take part in the live consultation on community benefit and shared ownership for energy projects in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council has launched a public consultation on a new draft policy for community benefit contributions and shared ownership of clean energy projects and we’re asking everyone in our community to take part. The policy, developed in partnership with community energy groups including Low Carbon Hub, and with input from other key organisations like council officers, parish councils and landowners, sets out how developers […]
Bigger small grants for our community groups
Our small grants for community groups just got better. Apply with a simpler online form and a wider scope of activities that can be funded.-
The fuel that never runs out
The case for renewable energy just got a lot stronger. Here's why British sunshine matters more than ever. 
Solar farms and wildlife
Fields of solar panels and wildflower meadows – it sounds unlikely. But the evidence tells a more interesting story – one that's worth considering.